Background

Mr. George H. W. Bush, Sr. serves as Chairman Emeritus of National Constitution Center and served as its Chairman of the Board of Trustees since January 2007. Mr. Bush has been associated with the National Constitution Center since its creation by the Constitutional Heritage Act in 1988, passed when he was a Vice President. In 1995, he filmed a public service announcement for the Center's celebration of Constitution Week and in 1999, he presented the Center's ‘We the ... People’ Award to Walter Annenberg. He also helped narrate the first video detailing the project in 1997 and then appeared in a later version in 1999. Mr. Bush and his wife, Ms. Barbara, have also served on the Center's National Honorary Committee, along with all living former President and their wives, since the inception of that committee in 1996. In 2004, President Bush visited the National Constitution Center and experienced the exhibits for the first time when he was honored by the Eisenhower Fellowships in an event held at the Center. He was most recently at the Constitution Center on October 5, 2006 when he and President Clinton were awarded the 2006 Liberty Medal for their Tsunami and Katrina Fund efforts. He was Member of Carlyle Asia Advisory Board at the Carlyle Group. He began his public service career with two terms in the U.S. Congress, representing Texas’ seventh District. Mr. Bush also has served as an Ambassador to the United Nations and Chief of the U.S. Liaison Office in the People’s Republic of China. He was elected as a Vice President in 1980, serving under Ronald Reagan. He was elected as the President in 1988. Mr. Bush is a Trustee Emeritus at Trinity University and Honorary Director at Greater Houston Partnership. He served as the 41st President of United States and is an Honorary Member of the Partnership Board, Commander-in-Chief from 1988-94, and Vice President., 1980-88. Mr. Bush also served as the Director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. He graduated from Yale University in 1948.

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